Value comes from purpose. Therefore, in reality, when people lose something important, they may not realize they also have the good fortune of making a profit.
Because of this, the words "for everything you lose, there will be something gained" take on a sharp meaning. When considering the concept of a god's point of view, we can think of purpose and value not as absolutes, but as things that will change to some degree, such as when you've suffered a massive disappointment, or maybe when you've gained the power to save yourself.
Indeed, according to your purpose, the value of all things that surround humans—all the rabble—will change. If you lose all interest in collecting trading cards, the things that had been treasure up until that day will suddenly turn to waste paper.
This has become a bit of a lecture on the value in economics, but this is a very important element of my own interpretation of the heroine that is Haruko Haruhara.
As you know, this book is a novelization of an anime screenplay. The story was basically created with the combined efforts of Director Tsurumaki and myself. And the ideas of everyone at Gainax can be found scattered throughout.
I would like to give my deepest thanks to character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto; animation director Tadashi Hiramatsu; Hiroyuki Imaishi and Yusuke Yoshigaki, who illustrated the novel for me; my editor, TakahiroYamazaki; producer Hiroki Sato; all the other staff; all the people who sent fan letters; and of course, all of you who are reading this right now.
When we become adults, we lose what it is to be a kid. Even as adults, we are limited beings—but I feel it is because we are limited that we can walk tall.
Being a limited being is not an obstacle to filling your hands abundantly. Haruko, who is greedy and free from anyone's restraint, shows us it's quite the opposite. After all, she is no more than a limited being, yet she's able to live a wild life.
"It's like eating bad ramen; it's part of the richness of life." Anyone who can say that with a laugh seems to be a cool adult to me.
To a new century of full hearts.
— Yoji Enokido (12/14/2000)